What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62508 and 62523?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62508 and 62523 is 3.

GCF(62508,62523) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62508 and 62523, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62508 and 62523.

How to find the GCF of 62508 and 62523?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62508 and 62523. After we will calculate the factors of 62508 and 62523 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62508

Prime factors of 62508 are 2, 3, 5209. Prime factorization of 62508 in exponential form is:

62508 = 2² × 3¹ × 5209¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62523

Prime factors of 62523 are 3, 6947. Prime factorization of 62523 in exponential form is:

62523 = 3² × 6947¹

Step-3: Factors of 62508

List of positive integer factors of 62508 that divides 62508 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 5209, 10418, 15627, 20836, 31254

Step-4: Factors of 62523

List of positive integer factors of 62523 that divides 62508 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 6947, 20841

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62508 and 62523. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62508 and 62523 is 3.

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